Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 0 for SLE 15 SP6)

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2025:1232-1
Release Date:	2025-04-14T11:03:52Z
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1228714 bsc#1235218
Cross-References:	CVE-2024-41090 CVE-2024-56600
CVSS scores:	CVE-2024-41090 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2024-56600 ( SUSE ): 8.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2024-56600 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-56600 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-56600 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:	openSUSE Leap 15.4 openSUSE Leap 15.5 openSUSE Leap 15.6 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for the Linux Kernel 6.4.0-150600_21 fixes several issues.

The following security issues were fixed:

• CVE-2024-56600: net: inet6: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet6_create() (bsc#1235218).
• CVE-2024-41090: tap: add missing verification for short frame (bsc#1228714).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

• openSUSE Leap 15.5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1234=1 SUSE-2025-1233=1 SUSE-2025-1243=1 SUSE-2025-1237=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-1234=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-1233=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-1243=1 SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-1237=1
• openSUSE Leap 15.6
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1239=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2025-1239=1
• openSUSE Leap 15.4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1232=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2025-1232=1

Package List:

• openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_52-default-debuginfo-16-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default-debuginfo-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_59-default-16-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_59-default-debuginfo-16-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default-debuginfo-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_11-debugsource-16-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_52-default-16-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_14-debugsource-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_13-debugsource-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_12-debugsource-16-150500.2.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_52-default-debuginfo-16-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_65-default-debuginfo-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_59-default-16-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_59-default-debuginfo-16-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default-debuginfo-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_11-debugsource-16-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_52-default-16-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_14-debugsource-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_13-debugsource-14-150500.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_12-debugsource-16-150500.2.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_0-debugsource-14-150600.4.34.1
  • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-14-150600.4.34.1
  • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-debuginfo-14-150600.4.34.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_0-debugsource-14-150600.4.34.1
  • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-14-150600.4.34.1
  • kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_21-default-debuginfo-14-150600.4.34.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_125-default-10-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_125-default-debuginfo-10-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_28-debugsource-10-150400.2.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_125-default-10-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_125-default-debuginfo-10-150400.2.1
  • kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_28-debugsource-10-150400.2.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41090.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56600.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228714
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235218